Synonyms:
starved, starving
Meaning: suffering from lack of food
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
starvation, starving
Meaning: the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"
Usage examples
"I'm starving!"
Why, the fellow is starving."
"Starving!" repeated the Cat.
Today we are truly poor and starving."
'I could not take it, if I was starving.
I'm cold, I'm wet, I'm starving to death.
"My unhappy brother is starving on the moor.
With the money he received, he and his father were able to keep from starving.
'No starving now, Trotwood,' said Mr. Dick, shaking hands with me in a corner.
As spring approached, the starving multitude on Isle St. Joseph grew reckless with hunger.